Engraving Ideas: Personalized Rings and Things

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words. Unless they are engraved.

Not a bad motto, I reckon.

According to the well-respected seller of this New Living Translation Metal Bible, "due to the metal cover, these Bibles cannot be imprinted." Imprinted – no. But how about engraved? This could be a very fresh idea for a religious gift. Otherwise, personalization of Bibles is usually done by leather engraving or imprinting (I am partial to imprinting especially because this is a single largest source of some very cheap Bibles which were imprinted erroneously). I believe in this particular case you would have to purchase a Bible and contact a qualified engraver.

If you ever cared to look at the back of an iPod you must have seen a surface that simply begs to have something engraved on it. Sure, if most cases the engraving will be covered by the case, but it can still be cool to know that there is a hidden message on the back of your mp3 player! Also, although not exactly a method of theft protection, engraving at least assures that a potential thief would have a difficult time reselling an iPod (a laptop, a PDA – what have you) if there is an owner’s name etched on its back. Actually, if ALL iPods had owners’ name engraved stealing them would become almost useless.

I could not find too many details about this one, but the concept is extremely promising.

I found this list in an old book. The reason why this may be of importance is pretty self-evident: if you have a message to communicate the colors can be used as an additional code. However, most people these days will need an explanation of what a particular color means. It is important to note that some colors have a broad range of meanings, and this is quite natural. It is OK for a sign to have multiple interpretations. Just make sure that the rest of the message that you are creating is absolutely clear and unambitious (unless ambiguity is precisely the effect you are going after…). So, if you have a ring with and inscription that deals with hope you can use green gems, and so on.

COLOR. INTERPRETATION and MEANING
Red. Emotion, Feeling, Love, Body.
Orange. Aspiration for the Self.
Yellow. Intuition, Wisdom.
Green. Virginity, Immortality, Growth, Aspiration, Hope.
Blue. Intellect, Thought, Truth, Spirit.
Straw. Intuitive Perception, Budding Spiritual Consciosness.
Turquoise. Sublimity, Infinity, Immensity,Culture, Morality.
Ecru. Human Passion, Desire, Earthliness.
Cafe-au-lait. Semi-Consciousness, a Worldly Life.
Antwerp Blue. Beauty, Power, Nobility, Integrity.
Coffee. Indecision, Materiality, Attachment, Sensuous Consciousness,and Pleasure.
Purple. Royalty, Glory, Exaltation, Honor, Magnetic Attraction, Success, Truthfulness.
Drab. Potential Clairvoyance, Instinct, Genius, Precocity.
Sapphire. Spiritual Perception, Realization, Loveliness.
Seal Brown. Coldness, Indifference, Repulsion, Physical Comfort.
Violet. Love of Truth and Good, Consecration, Humility, Lowliness, Divine Zeal and Earnest of Spirit.
Mauve. Spiritual Affection.
Cherry. Connubial Love and Devotion.
Dove. Innocence, Harmlessness, Steadfastness, Patience, Prescience.
Salmon Pink. Ardency, Buoyancy, Exuberancy, Love of the World.
Lilac. Sweetness, Intensity, Aggressiveness, Impulsiveness.
Scarlet. Temper, Lust, Horror, Murder, Hate.
Pearl Grey. Unobtrusiveness, Shyness, Taste, Refinement, Spiritual Recognition.
Melon. Fullness of Life, Vivacity, Magnetism, Impressibility, Susceptibility.
Olive Green. Earthly, Deceitful, Treacherous, Unfaithfulness, Jealousy, Fear.
Robin’s Egg Blue. Faithfulness, Love of Truth, Decision, Constancy, Trust.
Pink. Gentleness, Amiability, Fondness for Friends, Pure Human Love.
Heliotrope. Seriousness, Sadness, Individuality, Loneliness.
Apple Green. Deep Hope.
Nile Green. Differentiation, Change, Restlessness, Disappointment.
Red Rose. Love of Sex, Human Love in all Natural Forms.
Lavender. Gentleness, Soberness, Subtlety, Penetration.
Magenta. Intense Humanity, Philanthropy, Devotion to Unpopular Cause or Truth, Decided Character.
Corn. Light-heartedness, Freedom of Mind, Pleasure.
Cyan Blue. Occultism, Deepness, Melancholy, Visionary.
Lemon. Love of Light, Peace, Serenity, Cheerfulness.
Claret. Moody, Distrust, Suspicion, Weakness, Passion.
Ocher. Earthly, Vehemence, Coarse Affection and Sensual Attractions.
Peacock Blue. Repose, Self-love, Egoism, Concentration.
Canary. Sunshiny, Brightness, Love of Spiritual Things.
Gray. Clairvoyance.
Brown. Earthly.
White Rose. Silence, Realization, Purity, God.
Fawn. Love of Life, Children, Nature, Helplessness.
Cardinal. Power, Imperialism, Grandeur, Strength, Tyranny, Cruelty, War.
Gobelin Blue. Same as Peacock Blue, but not so Defined.
Terra Cotta. Earthly.
Buff. Perception, Sense, Reason, Judgment.
Maroon. Earthly but also Gentleness, Obedience.

It appears that the names of some colors are not immediately clear, so I will have to work on their meanings later!